• Litigation Practice Assistant

    Robert Half Legal (Los Angeles, CA)


    Description

    *** This position can sit in downtown Los Angeles or downtown San Diego. Either way, 3x/week office attendance is required.

    A mid-sized regional law firm with multiple offices throughout California is looking for a Litigation Practice Assistant to join their heavy-hitting trial team. 5+ years of complex civil litigation experience in California is required.

    Responsibilities of Role:

    • eFiling pleadings in state and federal courts

    • managing attorneys’ calendars/litigation deadlines

    • preparing for trial substantively

    • generating TOAs/TOCs

    • formatting legal docs (firm uses CCC macros – this is a must have!)

     

    ^ The firm is unable to train on these fundamentals of running a litigation desk; please do not apply without the experience above.

    Perks of Firm:

    o Often named among the 2022 Most Admired Law Firms by the Los Angeles Business Journal

    o Very collegial environment and team

    o Paid parking

    o Wednesday lunch brought in (sometimes more often)

    o Team building events (recently went bowling)

    o RHL has placed numerous people in their NorCal and SoCal offices

    Requirements

    + 5+ years civil litigation experience (understands various phases of a case and can jump right in without too much hand-holding) in CA courts. The more experience, the better!

    + Ability to commute to downtown LA or SD 3x/week. Parking is provided.

    + Tech savvy: experience with Macros within Word, and at least some of the following: Best Authority (citations), CompuLaw (calendaring or billing), iManage (case management platform), Adobe Acrobat Pro, Excel, and/or iPro.

     

    Ready to apply to this awesome firm? Email your resume to Melanie.Kent[at]roberthalf[dotcom] with "Litigation Practice Assistant" as the subject line, indicating your preference for LA or SD.

     

    Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

     

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    Robert Half will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

     

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